Today the State Pension forms a vital pillar for the retirement plans for most retirees. However the demographic pressure and the unfunded nature of long term Government liabilities place threaten the long term viability of the State Pension. In this podcast we will outline our thoughts on this and we will cover the process of financial planning.

In the past, retirement was a period of your life where you slow down and live a few short years before our inevitable death. Now retirement has been turned on its head. It is more accurate to think of it as just another stage in life which could last for multiple decades. Care must be taken to understand the financial considerations surrounding all of this.